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Chelsea in bizarre outburst to back up Mourinho

Chelsea produce 'evidence' backing up claims made by Jose Mourinho over refereeing errors against Burnley.

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Written ByMatthew Scott

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Jose Mourinho appears to have the full backing of Chelsea after
the club released a bizarre statement backing up his claims of
refereeing mistakes in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Burnley.

The Portuguese was giving little away in his post-match press
conference, refererring in all interviews to four key moments that
he believed went against his side.

Mourinho - who has spoken of a "campaign" against Chelsea
already this season - believed Ashley Barnes was guilty of two
red-card offences and that his side should have been awarded a pair
of penalties.

Chelsea's official Twitter account posted pictures of the
incidents in question after the game, before a strongly worded
statement appeared roughly four hours after full-time at Stamford
Bridge.

In a notable departure from the norms of club statements,
Chelsea claimed both denied penalties were "clear", while blasting
Barnes' "potentially leg-breaking tackle" on Nemanja Matic, who was
in turn sent off for an angry reaction toward the Burnley man.

Mourinho has previously been fined £25,000 for his comments
about officials this term.